West Ham's miserable afternoon was made all the worse by substitute Morgan Amalfitano's second-half dismissal and Hammers boss Sam Allardyce believes his side's recent fixture congestion has finally caught up with them.

Tottenham handed Paulinho his first Premier League start of the season and recalled goalkeeper Hugo Lloris for today’s match at West Brom as they tried to keep their bid for Champions League football on track.

Tony Pulis looked on from the stands and will have been inspired by what he saw. West Ham controlled long periods of the match, but they were vulnerable, and they could still have lost it. West Ham controlled long periods of the match, but they were vulnerable, and they could still have lost it.